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Senators vs. Flyers April 4, 2009

OTTAWA - APRIL 4: Ryan Shannon #26 of the Ottawa Senators digs for a loose puck outside the crease against Mike Knuble #22 and Antero Niittymaki #30 of the Philadelphia Flyers at Scotiabank Place on April 4, 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft